"Julianna, an auditor from Potomac, and Marco, a data analytics consultant from Virginia Beach, met on the dating app Hinge. Four years after getting to know one another over sushi at Rakuya in Dupont Circle, Marco proposed in Blagden Alley-the scene of the couple's many coffee dates-in from of the Lisa Marie Studio "Love Mural." Afterwards, the couple celebrated with dinner at Sushi Nakazawa before Marco's final surprise of the night: an engagement party with friends on the rooftop of their apartment building."
"For their December wedding, the couple says their focus was to blend their Lebanese and Italian heritages, whiled leaning into the festiveness of the holiday season. "We both love winter and knew that we wanted to lean into cozy warm colors with pops of holiday spirit," Julianna says. "We chose the Willard partially because it was going to be so beautifully decorated for the holidays, and we didn't want to compete with the holiday vision they already had planned!""
"Julianna's favorite wedding-day detail was the welcome sign, which her dad and friend worked together to create as a surprise, featuring a photo of Julianna and her mother, her paternal grandmother, and her late maternal grandmother, in front of the Willard's Christmas tree. Marco's favorite parts were the Lebanese drum band-a delight to much of his family that had traveled to the wedding from overseas-and the cufflinks he gifted to his groomsmen, which featured their respective last names in Arabic."
Julianna and Marco met on Hinge and dated for four years after meeting over sushi at Rakuya in Dupont Circle. Marco proposed in Blagden Alley in front of the Lisa Marie Studio "Love Mural" and celebrated with dinner and a rooftop engagement party. The December wedding blended Lebanese and Italian heritages and embraced winter holiday festiveness, with the Willard chosen for its seasonal décor. Personalized details included a surprise welcome sign featuring family photos, a Lebanese drum band, Arabic-name cufflinks for groomsmen, matchbox favors with a venue sketch, a mixed Mediterranean-Willard menu, signature gin-basil cocktails, and parent-chosen cake flavors.
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